We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Colorado Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
69,150 85.51% $84,167 H-1B
5,048 6.24% $195,069 PERM
4,244 5.25% $24,587 H-2A
2,426 3.00% $105,058 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 80,868 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 69,150 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.51% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,048 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.24% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1 $208,000 100.00%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 1 $46,467 100.00%
Bioinformatics Technicians 1 $58,989 100.00%
Labor Relations Specialists 1 $92,123 100.00%
Acupuncturists 1 $38,293 100.00%
Travel Guides 1 $42,973 100.00%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1 $25,854 100.00%
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 1 $16 100.00%
Medical Equipment Repairers 1 $51,563 100.00%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 1 $22,464 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colorado Employees Over Time
Colorado has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,714 employees were hired. Colorado peaked in 2018 with 6,191 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 944 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Colorado From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Moldova 1 $44,117 100.00%
Finland 1 $65,874 100.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $70,491 100.00%
Grenada 1 $89,253 100.00%
Cameroon 1 $95,243 100.00%
Syria 1 $208,000 100.00%
Namibia 1 $31,500 100.00%
Lebanon 1 $74,610 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Envision Energy Usa Ltd 17 $93,563 85.00%
Denver Water 17 $94,954 85.00%
Verily Life Sciences Llc 17 $100,455 85.00%
Sap America Inc 17 $103,211 85.00%
Vaspire Technologies Inc 17 $90,199 85.00%
Proofpoint Inc 17 $126,941 85.00%
Hitachi Vantara Corporation 17 $109,392 85.00%
Usm Business Systems Inc 17 $72,041 85.00%
Intone Networks Inc 17 $70,312 85.00%
Nortech North America Inc 17 $92,464 85.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rx Grazing Services Llc 3 $27,548 100.00%
Mathew Proctor Farm 3 $21,771 100.00%
John Bartmann Dba Josh Livestock 3 $9,000 100.00%
Ex Corporation 3 $21,956 100.00%
Greenbank Inc 3 $20,814 100.00%
Stull Rancheslazy C2 Bar Ranchkelly Sewell 3 $10,500 100.00%
Homewood Farms 3 $26,950 100.00%
Dionisio Farms And Produce Inc 3 $22,422 100.00%
Strohauer Farms Inc 3 $31,262 100.00%
Mike Einspahr 3 $33,661 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Uqm Technologies Inc 1 $69,909 25.00%
Information System Technologies Inc 1 $66,435 25.00%
Frontier Airlines Inc 1 $40,165 25.00%
Intelligent Imaging Innovations Inc 1 $49,442 25.00%
Kdg Engineering Llc 1 $65,707 25.00%
Snowmass Whitewater Inc Dba Blazing Adventures 1 $115,045 25.00%
Etilize Inc 1 $51,730 25.00%
Brighton Medical Clinic 1 $93,101 25.00%
Amdocs Software Technologies Inc 1 $77,189 25.00%
Global 360 1 $102,190 25.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 23,945 $79,875 91.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,024 $88,130 93.19%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,174 $54,578 66.76%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,569 $88,994 88.44%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities 1,499 $104,917 94.34%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,448 $89,855 91.94%
Other Computer Related Services 1,410 $81,587 90.10%
Engineering Services 1,343 $78,691 87.66%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,277 $50,676 85.82%
Management Consulting Services 1,244 $80,751 92.08%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 658 $28,032 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 443 $26,380 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 245 $30,070 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 212 $28,067 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 205 $26,927 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 170 $32,532 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 170 $30,080 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 104 $29,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 96 $29,417 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 96 $25,639 100.00%

Colorado Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Colorado to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Colorado over all years is $84,167. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage